CVE-2021-20047 (GCVE-0-2021-20047)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-08 09:55 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:30
VLAI
Summary
SonicWall Global VPN client version 4.10.6 (32-bit and 64-bit) and earlier have a DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability. Successful exploitation via a local attacker could result in remote code execution in the target system.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
sonicwall CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard D 54/100 over 28 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SonicWall SonicWall Global VPN Client Affected: Global VPN Client 4.10.6 and earlier
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